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Nov 26, 2024 | 
johnsoncountypost.com | Emily Younker
By Emily YounkerA Johnson County school propelled one of the Black community’s first fights for equal education in Kansas, and faculty and students at MidAmerica Nazarene University are now working to preserve that important history. The Madam C.J. Walker School in Merriam was a Black school at the center of a lawsuit that ended school segregation in that community. Just five years after the 1949 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ended school segregation nationwide in Brown v.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
indydailyreporter.com | Emily Younker
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
iolaregister.com | Emily Younker
A Johnson County school propelled one of the Black community’s first fights for equal education in Kansas, and faculty and students at MidAmerica Nazarene University are now working to preserve that important history. The Madam C.J. Walker School in Merriam was a Black school at the center of a lawsuit that ended school segregation in that community. Just five years after the 1949 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ended school segregation nationwide in Brown v.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
kcur.org | Emily Younker
A Johnson County school propelled one of the Black community’s first fights for equal education in Kansas, and faculty and students at MidAmerica Nazarene University are now working to preserve that important history. The Madam C.J. Walker School in Merriam was a Black school at the center of a lawsuit that ended school segregation in that community. Just five years after the 1949 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ended school segregation nationwide in Brown v.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
krps.org | Emily Younker
A Johnson County school propelled one of the Black community’s first fights for equal education in Kansas, and faculty and students at MidAmerica Nazarene University are now working to preserve that important history. The Madam C.J. Walker School in Merriam was a Black school at the center of a lawsuit that ended school segregation in that community. Just five years after the 1949 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ended school segregation nationwide in Brown v.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
derbyinformer.com | Emily Younker
Women are being diagnosed with breast cancer at higher rates than before, according to the latest data from the American Cancer Society. Researchers say they’re concerned because the increase is steeper among younger women. As patient advocates and groups sound the alarm, a Kansas expert said one thing remains critical for women to have the best chance of successful treatment or survival.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Emily Younker
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Women are being diagnosed with breast cancer at higher rates than before , according to the latest data from the American Cancer Society. Researchers say they’re concerned because the increase is steeper among younger women. As patient advocates and groups sound the alarm, a Kansas expert said one thing remains critical for women to have the best chance of successful treatment or survival.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
kcur.org | Emily Younker
Women are being diagnosed with breast cancer at higher rates than before, according to the latest data from the American Cancer Society. Researchers say they’re concerned because the increase is steeper among younger women. As patient advocates and groups sound the alarm, a Kansas expert said one thing remains critical for women to have the best chance of successful treatment or survival.
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May 1, 2024 | 
kcur.org | Emily Younker |Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga
Lawrence, KANSAS – Students on Tuesday set up what they call a “liberation encampment” in support of Palestine on the University of Kansas campus. In a letter to KU administration, the protesters said they stand “in solidarity with the people of Palestine” as they call for an end to Israel’s war with Hamas and the university’s divestment from Israeli interests. They said they were planning for a multiday event.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
joplinglobe.com | John Hacker |Emily Younker
The Carthage Crisis Center and the Salvation Army of Jasper and Newton Counties are among the organizations planning Thanksgiving meals for the community later this week. The Carthage Crisis Center on Monday was well into preparations for its annual meal, with hundreds expected to partake. The organization has put on a community Thanksgiving meal for decades. Manager Jim Benton said the group typically delivers 250 meals to areas of rural Jasper County and a small part of Newton County.
